The people making the Fairfax-Helios deal a reality
The merger, which is shaking up the African private equity scene, involves many advisors on both sides of the Atlantic.
15/07/2020 at 16h16, by Aurelie Benoit
On 10 July, Fairfax Africa Holdings Corporation and Helios Investment Partners formalised their plans to merge and set up Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation (HFP). The transaction, unprecedented since Abraaj and Carlyle’s withdrawals from Africa, should enable the future entity to take the lead in the continent’s private equity sector, with a combined portfolio of $3.6bn. This major deal required the involvement of numerous advisors both in North America, where Fairfax is based, and in the City of London, the site of Helios’ headquarters.
Recommended articles
News
26/07/2021 at 16h00, by Africa Business+
Helios Fairfax Partners poised to take over Nova Pioneer schools
The network created by a former McKinsey director has received several endorsements from Fairfax Africa...
Private Equity
16/11/2020 at 15h27, by Tarik Bargal
Consolidated Infrastructure collapse angers Fairfax Africa ahead of Helios merger
The merger between Canadian investment fund Fairfax Africa and Helios Holdings Limited will expand the...
Telecoms
07/07/2020 at 16h43, by Valentin Grille
DEG is second reference investor in Helios Towers’ fund-raising
Jeune Afrique Business+ reveals the details.
Education
21/05/2020 at 17h47, by Africa Business+
Helios is on its way to taking a controlling stake in Morocco’s MK Holding (Mohamed Kabbaj)
Less than two years after joining a funding round for MK Holding Group (MKH), Helios Investment Partners...